Mariners @ Rangers: It's Game No. 34

Jarrod Washburn is off to a better start than his 3-2 record indicates, and one of the statistics that bears that out is this one:

Washburn ranks third in the American League in opponents batting average with runners in scoring position - holding the opposition to a .115 average.

The only starter with a lower number is Kansas City phenom Zach Greinke (.083).

He may want to employ his sinker more than usual tonight, because fly balls here are likely to get blown to Fort Worth. Flags are literally stiff in a swirling wind that, in batting practice, seemed to carry out to all fields. Go figure.

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